Happy Thanksgiving To All My Readers
Turkey at the White House (1921 or 1922). Library of Congress.
Category: Miscellaneous
Happy Independence Day 2020!
July 4th Fireworks In Washington, D.C. July 4, 2008. Carol M. Highsmith, photographer. Library of Congress. "A republic, if you can keep it." – Benjamin Franklin.
Memorial Day: May 30, 1920, Cimetière Américain de Suresnes
My Interview With Dean Erwin Chemerinsky About Governmental Powers And Covid-19 Now On YouTube
Because Covid -19 Is On Our Minds . . . My interview with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California Berkeley School of Law about the constitutional and statutory powers of the government to address covid-19 streamed on YouTube on April 30. It is now available as a recording after the event. https://bit.ly/Lit0430 […]
I’m Mediating Via Videoconference During The Coronavirus Crisis
Mediating While Social Distancing — I Am Doing It By Videoconferencing. During this difficult public health emergency, we have watched as courthouses have limited intake of cases to emergencies, and lawyers have turned to telecommuting. However, efforts to resolve cases through mediation have continued. I mediate state and federal cases, and I […]
Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow Speaks To The OC Bar ADR Section About Negotiating The US Constitution
In The Room Where It Happens . . . Howard Chandler Christy's Scene at the Signing of the Constitution (1940). Wikipedia article. Public domain. Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Distinguished and Chancellor's Professor of Law at UCI, spoke to the ADR Section of the Orange County Bar on February 24, 2020, about "Negotiating the American Constitution." […]
Reviews: Our Blogger Reviews McMillion$ In The Daily Journal
Review Of McMillion$ Appears In February 21, 2020 Issue Of Daily Journal. After watching the first two episodes of the HBO documentary mini-series, McMillion$, I reviewed it for the Daily Journal under the heading, "‘McMillion$’ evokes nostalgia for burgers, fries and mere millionaires." The documentary is about McDonald's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" […]
Happy New Year !
To all my readers, Thanks for following along in 2019. Onwards to 2020!
Miscellaneous: Gone On A Trip . . . Back Again
We Took A Break From Blogging . . . I have been absent for a couple of weeks, during which time I traveled to Italy for a family wedding. Fortunately, there has been a dearth of California opinions on mediation and arbitration during my absence. Here are two photos from my trip: Monterosso […]
Miscellaneous: We’ve Got Two Recent Articles In The Daily Journal
Justice Bedsworth On Civility; SCOTUS On The Takings Clause. I've published two recent articles that have nothing to do with California Mediation and Arbitration. The June 18, 2019 Daily Journal published my article, "4th District Court of Appeal Justice William Bedsworth on civility." Justice Bedsworth wrote an opinion worth reading, Lasalle […]